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Old 2006-11-13, 10:01 AM
4candles 4candles is offline
 
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Re: Video Rule #8 Clarification

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Originally Posted by rhinowing
just take it to dime
Dime doesn't allow webcasts blown up to DVD, or re-encoded in any way - only captures of the original compressed bitstream may be torrented. Similarly, VCD->DVD conversions are banned. Dime doesn't even allow NTSC<->PAL conversions, which appear to be running unchallenged on TTD.

Is the other part of TTD rule #8 - that digital TV broadcasts must be captured directly and not re-encoded - still applicable?

In the past (I've been away from TTD for a year or so), this rule made pro-shot DVDs on TTD a standard above other torrent sites, but it doesn't seem to be enforced anymore - captures from DVB broadcasts made using standalone DVD recorders are back polluting the trading pool.

There also seems to be a general lack of source/lineage being provided on TTD regarding DVDs created from TV broadcasts.

If the bare minimum of source information isn't being provided (such as the name of the TV channel, date of broadcast and if the recording was from analogue or digital TV), it is impossible to know if rule #8 has been violated and (if so), that a better quality source could be available elsewhere.
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